Some surprising endgames

 Today I helped run a school chess event in country NSW. It was a small affair, with 34 players taking part, and the emphasis was on fun and learning, rather than competition. Despite the relative inexperience of a lot of the players there were still some games that attracted my attention. Specifically, there were a number of endgames that may well have appeared in stronger events, even if that wasn't the intention.

In no particular order I saw

• K+Q v K+R (win for the Q)
• K+B+N v K (at least twice, both being drawn)
• K v K (drawn of course)
• K+2N v K+P (eventually drawn. I guess they haven't studied Troitzky as yet)

And while there were a few drawn K+QvK games (either by stalemate or exhaustion), there were more than a few conversions, which was pleasing to see.